19.5.2005

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13.5.2005

Now this is an interesting discussion, although I do not quite get the point. Persue of perfection is not only bad. Do not overload, I totally agree with that. But still you must set the goals high. High as to each individuals personal heigth. Apple should try to go it's own way. It's all about competition.

12.5.2005

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5.5.2005

Now this is a very nice comment (it's from a discussion in a Slashdot Forum): Amazon, Microsoft, and many others stack up their patents like cold war super powers building up weapons. The idea is that so long as you don't fall too far behing in the arms race you can hold your position. To an extent, the people locked in the game are almost, but not quite, the victims. You can't reasonably say fsckit I'm not playing the patent game any longer - the others would be onto you like a pack of hungry street dogs attacking a weakened comrade. The USPTO loves the fact that they're processing heaps of patents and generating nice revenue. It makes them look powerful and important. Like the arms race, the only people that won out of it were the arms suppliers - not the recers themselves.

4.5.2005

Comments on SCM's by David A. Wheeler. Specifically see the one on Git (9. git and Cogito).

8.11.2004

NY is so queer and quite agressive and fast. A pitty that Sandro is not here.

4.11.2004

Bush has been reelected. It is quite interesting to see how the voting is done in the US. Basically you can vote on Paper or by Computer. I spent about one hour questioning the supervisers of the ballots in Washington DC. They were very open to me. Thanks! Some people even travel to another district to make thier vote "more heavy".

31.10.2004

I had a very nice week in Tokyo and Yokohama with Alessio. Living in Tokyo is like living in a live Video-Game. Very crazy and very fast.

26.10.2004

Arriving in Tokyo, a very amazing, blazing, crazy city. In Tokyo you need less sleep Alessio says. I mean: I am just sitting in the crazy, fancy AppleStore at Ginza and loud speakers are shaking and your body is shaking and the building is shaking :-) and the guy opposite of you just says: "Oh, Earthquake." You bet boy.

2.10.2004 - Oktoberfest

29.8.2004 Open Source - Facts and Figures

28.9.2004 - Patents

There are particular threats to the European ICT industry such as the current discussion on the patent on software. The mild regime of IP protection in the past has led to a very innovative and competitive software industry with low entry barriers. A software patent, which serves to protect inventions of a non-technical nature, could kill the high innovation rate. Full PDF Report. And another link: Does the Patent System need an Overhaul? And a Book by Harvard Professor Brandeis.